The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's Wyatt Russell has said that he has no interest in replacing his father Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in an Escape From New York reboot, as that would be "like career suicide 101." As reported by ComicBook.com, Russell, who is the son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, was speaking to Esquire and responded to a fan question about this rumored reboot of Escape From New York and whether or not he'd be interested in the leading role or if he could convince his father to "go the Logan route and make a new one." "Although that’s very kind, that will not be happening," Russell answered. "There will be no Snake reboot from me, that’s like career suicide 101. That’s like what not to do. I don’t know if anybody else could be Snake Plissken. Good luck, go get ‘em, I sincerely wish you the best of luck. I just don’t know how it’s possible. And for me, if I really wanted to get people sending me hate mail, I think that’s what I should do. I will not be ever doing anything like that." The reboot of 1981's Escape From New York has been rumored for some time. In 2019, a report came out that Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell was being considered to both write and direct the film. While Wyatt may not become Snake Plissken, he is currently the new Captain America in Disney+'s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will be wrapping up its first season next Friday, April 23. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/26/the-10-best-80s-action-movies"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's Wyatt Russell has said that he has no interest in replacing his father Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in an Escape From New York reboot, as that would be "like career suicide 101." As reported by ComicBook.com, Russell, who is the son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, was speaking to Esquire and responded to a fan question about this rumored reboot of Escape From New York and whether or not he'd be interested in the leading role or if he could convince his father to "go the Logan route and make a new one." "Although that’s very kind, that will not be happening," Russell answered. "There will be no Snake reboot from me, that’s like career suicide 101. That’s like what not to do. I don’t know if anybody else could be Snake Plissken. Good luck, go get ‘em, I sincerely wish you the best of luck. I just don’t know how it’s possible. And for me, if I really wanted to get people sending me hate mail, I think that’s what I should do. I will not be ever doing anything like that." The reboot of 1981's Escape From New York has been rumored for some time. In 2019, a report came out that Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell was being considered to both write and direct the film. While Wyatt may not become Snake Plissken, he is currently the new Captain America in Disney+'s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will be wrapping up its first season next Friday, April 23. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/26/the-10-best-80s-action-movies"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Nintendo of America and its president Doug Bowser have filed a lawsuit against alleged Team Xecuter leader Gary Bowser for infringing on Nintendo's copyright by creating and selling Nintendo Switch hacking devices. We're not kidding. As reported by Polygon, this lawsuit was filed in Seattle court and aims to charge Bowser (not to be confused with Bowser, King of the Koopas) with two trafficking counts and one copyright violation. According to Nintendo, Bowser runs an "international pirate ring" that sells these Switch hacking devices that are designed to circumvent Nintendo's security measures to run pirated Switch games. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-top-25-switch-games-fall-2020-update&captions=true"] The lawsuit states Bowser has been creating and selling Nintendo hacking devices since at least 2013 with the Nintendo 3DS, and this isn't the first time that Bowser has gotten in trouble with Nintendo. In 2020, Bowser and Team Xecuter's Max Louarn were arrested and charged with 11 felony accounts. This battle Nintendo is undertaking is part of its plan to stop the "serious, worsening international problem" of piracy. In the lawsuit, Nintendo states that Bowser's actions "continue to put more than 79 million Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite consoles at risk from piracy." Nintendo is looking to shut down Bowser's operations and for damages that equate to $2,500 for each trafficked device and $150,000 for each copyright violation. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/23/nintendo-issues-lawsuits-to-multiple-emulator-sites"] Nintendo has no tolerance for those who are looking to infringe upon its copyright. In 2018, Nintendo was awarded $12 million following its lawsuit against two ROM hosting sites, and in 2020, it sued a TikTok influencer and OnlyFans star over Pokemon branding and merchandise. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Nintendo of America and its president Doug Bowser have filed a lawsuit against alleged Team Xecuter leader Gary Bowser for infringing on Nintendo's copyright by creating and selling Nintendo Switch hacking devices. We're not kidding. As reported by Polygon, this lawsuit was filed in Seattle court and aims to charge Bowser (not to be confused with Bowser, King of the Koopas) with two trafficking counts and one copyright violation. According to Nintendo, Bowser runs an "international pirate ring" that sells these Switch hacking devices that are designed to circumvent Nintendo's security measures to run pirated Switch games. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-top-25-switch-games-fall-2020-update&captions=true"] The lawsuit states Bowser has been creating and selling Nintendo hacking devices since at least 2013 with the Nintendo 3DS, and this isn't the first time that Bowser has gotten in trouble with Nintendo. In 2020, Bowser and Team Xecuter's Max Louarn were arrested and charged with 11 felony accounts. This battle Nintendo is undertaking is part of its plan to stop the "serious, worsening international problem" of piracy. In the lawsuit, Nintendo states that Bowser's actions "continue to put more than 79 million Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite consoles at risk from piracy." Nintendo is looking to shut down Bowser's operations and for damages that equate to $2,500 for each trafficked device and $150,000 for each copyright violation. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/23/nintendo-issues-lawsuits-to-multiple-emulator-sites"] Nintendo has no tolerance for those who are looking to infringe upon its copyright. In 2018, Nintendo was awarded $12 million following its lawsuit against two ROM hosting sites, and in 2020, it sued a TikTok influencer and OnlyFans star over Pokemon branding and merchandise. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

While many around the world have already fallen in love with the 9'6" tall vampire lady known as Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village, we may all have been pronouncing her name wrong. During the most recent Resident Evil Village Showcase, What's Good Games' Brittney Brombacher was speaking about the Resident Evil Village demo when she said "Something is telling me it won't involve casual teatime with Lady Dimitrescu." Brombacher's pronunciation of Lady Dimitrescu as "Lady Dimitreesk" was a bit shocking for some, including @_Reecieboy on Twitter, who didn't realize the "u" was silent in her name.

Is that how we say her name!? #LadyDimitrescu @BlondeNerd can you 100% confirm?

I'm blaming @CeasarTowers for telling me differently pic.twitter.com/iYWuOfdIod — Reecieboy (@_Reecieboy) April 16, 2021

While she received many questions about how she said Lady Dimitrescu, Brombacher confirmed that "Capcom briefed me on how to say it properly (believe me, I asked) and they approved the take, soooo take that for what you will. ;)" According to SurnameDB.com, the last name Dimitrescu has Eastern European and Russian origins and many YouTube pronunciation videos, including one from Pronounce Names from six years ago, include the "u" at the end. However, it's also important to remember that Resident Evil Village is not based on the real world and makes up its own history, so who's to say Lady Dimitrescu can't choose how that spooky world says her name. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/resident-evil-village-story-trailer-2"] Resident Evil Village is set to be released on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on May 7, 2021. For more on Lady Dimitrescu, check out the evolution of our favorite tall vampire lady and her daughters as part of our IGN First coverage of Resident Evil Village. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

While many around the world have already fallen in love with the 9'6" tall vampire lady known as Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village, we may all have been pronouncing her name wrong. During the most recent Resident Evil Village Showcase, What's Good Games' Brittney Brombacher was speaking about the Resident Evil Village demo when she said "Something is telling me it won't involve casual teatime with Lady Dimitrescu." Brombacher's pronunciation of Lady Dimitrescu as "Lady Dimitreesk" was a bit shocking for some, including @_Reecieboy on Twitter, who didn't realize the "u" was silent in her name.

Is that how we say her name!? #LadyDimitrescu @BlondeNerd can you 100% confirm?

I'm blaming @CeasarTowers for telling me differently pic.twitter.com/iYWuOfdIod — Reecieboy (@_Reecieboy) April 16, 2021

While she received many questions about how she said Lady Dimitrescu, Brombacher confirmed that "Capcom briefed me on how to say it properly (believe me, I asked) and they approved the take, soooo take that for what you will. ;)" According to SurnameDB.com, the last name Dimitrescu has Eastern European and Russian origins and many YouTube pronunciation videos, including one from Pronounce Names from six years ago, include the "u" at the end. However, it's also important to remember that Resident Evil Village is not based on the real world makes up its own history, so who's to say Lady Dimitrescu can't choose how that spooky world says her name. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/resident-evil-village-story-trailer-2"] Resident Evil Village is set to be released on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on May 7, 2021. For more on Lady Dimitrescu, check out the evolution of our favorite tall vampire lady and her daughters as part of our IGN First coverage of Resident Evil Village. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Days Gone creative director and writer John Garvin said that, if you love a game and want a sequel, you should "buy it at f****** full price." As reported by VGC, Garvin was a guest on God of War creator's David Jaffe's YouTube show and discussed many topics regarding Days Gone and his time in the video game industry. His appearance also arrives a bit over week after Bloomberg's report of a unsuccessful Days Gone 2 pitch from Bend Studio. Garvin, who is no longer with Sony Bend, was asked if he had heard if Days Gone being added to PlayStation Plus Collection on PS5 caused a "meaningful uptick of engagement" with the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/13/playstations-focus-on-too-big-to-fail-games-is-concerning"] “I do have an opinion on something that your audience may find of interest, and it might piss some of them off,” Garvin replied. “If you love a game, buy it at f****** full price. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen gamers say ‘yeah, I got that on sale, I got it through PS Plus, whatever’.” Jaffe responded by asking Garvin how you are supposed to know if you love a game until you've played it. “I’m just saying, you don’t, but don’t complain if a game doesn’t get a sequel if it wasn’t supported at launch,” Garvin replied. “It’s like, God of War got whatever number millions of sales at launch and, you know, Days Gone didn’t. [I’m] just speaking for me personally as a developer, I don’t work for Sony, I don’t know what the numbers are." Garvin continued to explain his reasoning by explaining a piracy situation that occurred during his time working on PSP's Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/25/days-gone-review"] “I can tell you that when we were doing [Syphon Filter] Dark Mirror [on PSP], we got so f***** on Dark Mirror because piracy was a thing and Sony wasn’t really caught up on what piracy was doing to sales," Garvin said. "And we would show them torrents, a torrent site had 200,000 copies of Dark Mirror being downloaded. If I remember it right, the numbers could be wrong, but regardless, I was pissed about it then, I was like ‘this is money out of my pocket’. “So I think the uptick in engagement with the game is not as important as, did you buy the game at full price? Because if you did, then that’s supporting the developers directly.” Garvin's interview followed Days Gone game director Jeff Ross' talk with Jaffe from last week, where they discussed how Days Gone 2 was originally pitched with a co-op mode and a shared universe. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/days-gone-pc-features-trailer"] Although reports indicate we may not be seeing Days Gone 2 anytime soon, PC players will finally be able to try Days Gone on May 18, 2021 with 21:9 ultra-wide monitor support, an unlocked framerate, and more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Days Gone creative director and writer John Garvin said that, if you love a game and want a sequel, you should "buy it at f****** full price." As reported by VGC, Garvin was a guest on God of War creator's David Jaffe's YouTube show and discussed many topics regarding Days Gone and his time in the video game industry. His appearance also arrives a bit over week after Bloomberg's report of a unsuccessful Days Gone 2 pitch from Bend Studio. Garvin, who is no longer with Sony Bend, was asked if he had heard if Days Gone being added to PlayStation Plus Collection on PS5 caused a "meaningful uptick of engagement" with the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/13/playstations-focus-on-too-big-to-fail-games-is-concerning"] “I do have an opinion on something that your audience may find of interest, and it might piss some of them off,” Garvin replied. “If you love a game, buy it at f****** full price. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen gamers say ‘yeah, I got that on sale, I got it through PS Plus, whatever’.” Jaffe responded by asking Garvin how you are supposed to know if you love a game until you've played it. “I’m just saying, you don’t, but don’t complain if a game doesn’t get a sequel if it wasn’t supported at launch,” Garvin replied. “It’s like, God of War got whatever number millions of sales at launch and, you know, Days Gone didn’t. [I’m] just speaking for me personally as a developer, I don’t work for Sony, I don’t know what the numbers are." Garvin continued to explain his reasoning by explaining a piracy situation that occurred during his time working on PSP's Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/25/days-gone-review"] “I can tell you that when we were doing [Syphon Filter] Dark Mirror [on PSP], we got so f***** on Dark Mirror because piracy was a thing and Sony wasn’t really caught up on what piracy was doing to sales," Garvin said. "And we would show them torrents, a torrent site had 200,000 copies of Dark Mirror being downloaded. If I remember it right, the numbers could be wrong, but regardless, I was pissed about it then, I was like ‘this is money out of my pocket’. “So I think the uptick in engagement with the game is not as important as, did you buy the game at full price? Because if you did, then that’s supporting the developers directly.” Garvin's interview followed Days Gone game director Jeff Ross' talk with Jaffe from last week, where they discussed how Days Gone 2 was originally pitched with a co-op mode and a shared universe. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/days-gone-pc-features-trailer"] Although reports indicate we may not be seeing Days Gone 2 anytime soon, PC players will finally be able to try Days Gone on May 18, 2021 with 21:9 ultra-wide monitor support, an unlocked framerate, and more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

We could have had a Daredevil TV series in the early '90s, but an ill-fated adaptation of a competing DC show saw plans cancelled for a series starring the Man Without Fear. In the latest IGN Inside Stories documentary, The Incredible MCU That Time Forgot, actor Rex Smith reveals that NBC had TV plans for Marvel's Daredevil, before a CBS adaptation of The Flash show saw them abruptly abandoned. Smith played Matt Murdock in 1989's The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, which left a set-up for a Daredevil show when arch-enemy Wilson Fisk (played by Indiana Jones' John Rhys-Davies) escapes before the conclusion. Smith told IGN that the set-up was intentional, but ultimately never paid off. "It was not just a guest star thing for film. This whole effort was a springboard for a series for the Daredevil," he explains. [caption id="attachment_2500525" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Rex Smith as Daredevil in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989).[/caption] Trial of the Incredible Hulk screenwriter Gerald Di Pego confirmed that for us: "The whole reason to do [the 1980s Hulk] movies was not just to show the Hulk again, but to bring in the other universe characters. So if you're going to bring in Daredevil and Kingpin, you're certainly not going to put them in jail or kill them off." While the project never moved far enough along to see a truly set storyline, Smith told us that John Rhys-Davies was also signed up for the TV project, to reprise his role as Wilson Fisk. "We were so excited, John and I both," he explained. "He was signed on for the series too, to be my Moriarty for Sherlock Holmes. There'd be other baddies, but the real baddie that always had his hand in it was going to be John." Unfortunately, the show never made it out of the gate due to the CBS network's interest in a competing DC project, a 1990 series about The Flash. "I hear from my agent," says Smith, "He goes, 'We have a problem.' I go, 'What kind of problem?' He goes, 'Well, [CBS] bought your contract for Daredevil, because they're coming out with The Flash and they don't want the competition. So NBC sold your contract.'" That contract sale saw the Daredevil show put on ice, and Smith was essentially paid not to play Daredevil, so that The Flash could succeed – although that series would only see a single season before being cancelled itself. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/18/the-incredible-mcu-that-time-forgot-ign-inside-stories"]

"They wanted to have the only superhero show," Smith continues. "So Flash got it and Daredevil got buried. But what a strange twist of events, isn't it? [...] I'm glad to be able to let people know. And also let them know that, this thing, every intent of it was to bring to television the Daredevil. And we'll never know how that could have gone."

Of course, we would eventually see Daredevil emerge as a 3-season Netflix streaming series – which itself would see a sudden end after the emergence of Disney+. The TV rights for the character now lie with Marvel Studios, but we've heard nothing about a revival for the character from Disney, with fans petitioning to allow Netflix series star Charlie Cox to return to the role. There's much more to learn about Marvel's early on-screen projects in The Incredible MCU That Time Forgot, which includes major players from the '80s Hulk projects that introduced Thor, Daredevil, Stan Lee cameos and more to the TV-watching world. And if that's not enough for you, check out our other superhero documentaries, Batman: Year One - The R-Rated Reboot That Almost Was, and Batman Beyond: The Classic That Nobody Wanted. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

We could have had a Daredevil TV series in the early '90s, but an ill-fated adaptation of a competing DC show saw plans cancelled for a series starring the Man Without Fear. In the latest IGN Inside Stories documentary, The Incredible MCU That Time Forgot, actor Rex Smith reveals that NBC had TV plans for Marvel's Daredevil, before a CBS adaptation of The Flash show saw them abruptly abandoned. Smith played Matt Murdock in 1989's The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, which left a set-up for a Daredevil show when arch-enemy Wilson Fisk (played by Indiana Jones' John Rhys-Davies) escapes before the conclusion. Smith told IGN that the set-up was intentional, but ultimately never paid off. "It was not just a guest star thing for film. This whole effort was a springboard for a series for the Daredevil," he explains. [caption id="attachment_2500525" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Rex Smith as Daredevil in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989).[/caption] Trial of the Incredible Hulk screenwriter Gerald Di Pego confirmed that for us: "The whole reason to do [the 1980s Hulk] movies was not just to show the Hulk again, but to bring in the other universe characters. So if you're going to bring in Daredevil and Kingpin, you're certainly not going to put them in jail or kill them off." While the project never moved far enough along to see a truly set storyline, Smith told us that John Rhys-Davies was also signed up for the TV project, to reprise his role as Wilson Fisk. "We were so excited, John and I both," he explained. "He was signed on for the series too, to be my Moriarty for Sherlock Holmes. There'd be other baddies, but the real baddie that always had his hand in it was going to be John." Unfortunately, the show never made it out of the gate due to the CBS network's interest in a competing DC project, a 1990 series about The Flash. "I hear from my agent," says Smith, "He goes, 'We have a problem.' I go, 'What kind of problem?' He goes, 'Well, [CBS] bought your contract for Daredevil, because they're coming out with The Flash and they don't want the competition. So NBC sold your contract.'" That contract sale saw the Daredevil show put on ice, and Smith was essentially paid not to play Daredevil, so that The Flash could succeed – although that series would only see a single season before being cancelled itself. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/18/the-incredible-mcu-that-time-forgot-ign-inside-stories"]

"They wanted to have the only superhero show," Smith continues. "So Flash got it and Daredevil got buried. But what a strange twist of events, isn't it? [...] I'm glad to be able to let people know. And also let them know that, this thing, every intent of it was to bring to television the Daredevil. And we'll never know how that could have gone."

Of course, we would eventually see Daredevil emerge as a 3-season Netflix streaming series – which itself would see a sudden end after the emergence of Disney+. The TV rights for the character now lie with Marvel Studios, but we've heard nothing about a revival for the character from Disney, with fans petitioning to allow Netflix series star Charlie Cox to return to the role. There's much more to learn about Marvel's early on-screen projects in The Incredible MCU That Time Forgot, which includes major players from the '80s Hulk projects that introduced Thor, Daredevil, Stan Lee cameos and more to the TV-watching world. And if that's not enough for you, check out our other superhero documentaries, Batman: Year One - The R-Rated Reboot That Almost Was, and Batman Beyond: The Classic That Nobody Wanted. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.